2021 UK Parkinson's Excellence Network Awards: the winners 2 November 2021 Here are the winners and highly commended services of the 2021 Excellence Network Awards. Find out more, and what made them worthy of their accolades.
Celebrating the finalists of the 2021 Excellence Network Awards 15 October 2021 The Excellence Network Awards celebrate outstanding health and social care services for people with Parkinson’s. Find out which teams and services have made it through the shortlist as finalists in the 2021 Excellence Network Awards.
A summer of Excellence Network virtual meetings: professionals come together virtually to network, learn and share experiences from the pandemic 19 August 2021 Over the last few months, a total of 150 healthcare professionals came together virtually to attend a series of Excellence Network regional meetings.
Doing things differently: experiences from a speech and language therapy service during the COVID-19 pandemic 29 July 2021 Clodagh Daly, Speech and Language Therapist at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, shares her experience of managing remote consultations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Ongoing delays and shortages to accessing mobility equipment for patients 23 July 2021 Concerns have been raised about shortages of mobility equipment from NHS suppliers, such as four wheeled walkers. Suppliers have advised physiotherapists to adapt current equipment instead of ordering new stock.
Data shows neurology appointments stayed steady during first COVID-19 lockdown 25 March 2021 Data from the Neurological Alliance in England has highlighted that the number of hospital-based neurology appointments in England remained steady during the first COVID-19 lockdown.
Parkinson's UK partners with Home Instead to deliver a bespoke training programme for care staff 25 March 2021 The bespoke training programme, delivered and created by the UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network, aims to upskill Home Instead's caregivers on Parkinson's so that they can provide tailored care to the needs of those living with the condition.
Rowan Wathes joins as new Associate Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network 24 February 2021 Meet Rowan Wathes, the new Associate Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network.
Blog: Q&A with Dr Venkata Chaitanya on advance care planning in people with Parkinson’s 1 December 2020 Dr Venkata Chaitanya, Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, shares his thoughts on having conversations around advance care planning and palliative care for people with Parkinson's, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blog: Early findings from the Understanding the Scope and Value of the Parkinson’s Nurse Research Project 19 October 2020 Dr Katy McEwan, Research Fellow at Northumbria University, shares an overview of some of the early findings from the USP research study, which sets out to explore and understand the scope and value of the Parkinson’s Nurse in the UK.
